I think this photo--the infamous McCain/Bush hug [see link below]-- is all that is needed to defeat John McCain in November. I would like to see it on posters everywhere.
I am looking for imaginative captions, so please feel free to blog your suggestions.
http://politicalhumor.about.com/...
This presidential campaign will sadly end up like so many others, decided by simplistic imagery and labels rather than an analysis of what the alternatives have to offer in the way of polices and likely actions.
The Obama campaign should make good use of this kind of imagery as it says in one photo so much about the McCain sell-out of his stated positions of principle.
http://www.nytimes.com/...
This article on the reason why lies and truths alike stick so long in people's memories provides some potent evidence as to why we should NOT repeat the assertion that McCain is a maverick by stating he is not. Rather we should be clear about what he IS.
"he is not a maverick" statements actually reinforce beliefs that he is one. Not the intended outcome but rather the unintended consequences of the way our brains retain information.
Read this article and you can see why Karl Rove-style propaganda works so well, sadly.